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January 28, 2020
    Nicole Dalesio uses free tools (including web 2.0) to support the curriculum


  1. Sign in please, stow your phones, and log into a Chromebook.

  2. WEB 2.0: WHAT IS IT AND WHAT DO TEACHERS NEED TO KNOW?
    It depends on who you ask as there are many definitions of this term. Some of them include social media, and tools that store and share file such as dropbox and google drive. YouTube also allows users to upload and share files, and some interactive web sites support users to create an artifact/product/thing/example that shows their creative ideas.
    My How Things Change...... //

    For the purposes of the assignment for this class the web 2.0 tools you choose will be:
    • Internet/Cloud-based (no software to install but internet connection needed)
    • Can be used to create something such as an artifact that can be shared with others.

  3. Let's connect to a shared folder in Google Drive to share files and collaborate. (Many consider this a web 2.0 tool)
    • Go to your Google application grid (where you go to access Blogger) and choose Drive
    • Go to "Shared with me" and see the folder for our class. Right click and choose "Add to My Drive"
    • You should now see this in your list of Google Drive folders now and from now on

  4. Let's take a look at some curricular standards with a couple of these tools in mind:

    5. NC SCoS Math: Measurement . Data
    NC.1.MD.4 Represent and interpret data.
    Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories
      Ask and answer questions about the total number of data points.
      Ask and answer questions about how many in each category.
      Ask and answer questions about how many more or less are in one category than in another

     

    NC.6.EE.9 Represent and analyze quantitative relationships by:
      Using variables to represent two quantities in a real-world or mathematical context that change in relationship to one another.
      Analyze the relationship between quantities in different representations (context, equations, tables, and graphs).

    Create a Graph: Data displays
    http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

    		Essential Skill - Social Studies
    3.H.1 Understand how events, individuals and ideas have influenced the history of local and regional communities.
      3.H.1.1 Explain key historical events that occurred in the local community and regions over time.
      3.H.1.2 Analyze the impact of contributions made by diverse historical figures in local communities and regions over time.

    7.H.1.1 Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain particular events or issues over time.

    Standard Course of Study - ELA

    RL.6.3 Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the charactersrespond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

    Timetoast
    http://www.timetoast.com/
    View two examples at:
    https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/1878651 (Personal History)
    https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/rise-of-the-3rd-reich

    An Alternative - RWT Timline
    http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/timeline-30007.html

  5. Readings: Discussion of key ideas for Web 2.0

  6. A reminder about these tools and a caution.....http://lol.disney.com/kerpoof
    So, what do you do when this happens?
  1. Let's check out a few things Smore can do:
      • Choose from a limited number of backgrounds, colors, and fonts
      • Add text to preformatted boxes
      • Add images and embed video and sound
      • NOTE: To add images, you have to download and save them and then insert them into your flyer/newsletter

  2. Guidelines for the smore newsletter (first artifact):

    You will use the smore (web 2.0) tool to create a flyer or newsletter that is relevant to your life and/or work. These required elements must be included in your flyer/newsletter: (see examples)

    Relevant text that is polished and grammatically correct and these objects that you can add from buttons/options at the bottom of the page:

    TO SHARE: Once you have finished your smore newletter, click the Publish button. Copy and paste the link into your webpage for web 2.0 tools and write your one paragraph description, two paragraphs for how it can be used in teaching/learning, and one paragraph of the limitations of the tool.

  3. Powerwash your Chromebook - This erases everything including your WCU and gmail login information.
    • Sign out of your Chromebook.
      • When the sign-in screen appears, press and hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R.
      • Restart your Chromebook by clicking "Restart" and once it restarts, follow the prompts to reset or Powerwash the device.

TOOLS O' THE DAY - COLLECTIONS:

All these resources! How can we keep them organized or curate them into lists/categories?

  • Diigo http://www.diigo.com With this you can store and share web-based resources with students or your peers by just sending them a link. You can also create groups by setting up tags. You can add this to your Chrome toolbar as an extension for greater convenience. Let's do this:
    • Go to the Google app store by using the rainbow suitcase icon in the top left of the toolbar.
    • Search for diigo
    • For Diigo Web Collector, click the blue button to Add to Chrome
    • Locate it in the top right of your toolbar
    • Go to Web 2.0 tools from Nicole Dalesio: http://www.edutopia.org/tech-to-learn-free-online-resources-video
    • Now, save this to your Diigo collection by clicking on the Diigo icon (blue square with white D) and then "Save Bookmark"
    • Give it a new category name or "tag" (these are reusable for other bookmarks) - "web2.0"

  • OR......you can try out: Symbaloo http://www.symbaloo.com/ This resource creates sets of tiles called "webmixes" that can be arranged topically. Each tile links to a website or resource on the web.